World Award 2015 - Category Fire

[WINNER] How water and bleach make a Liter of Light

APPLICANT: MYSHELTER FOUNDATIONCOUNTRY: PHILIPPINES

Liter of Light is an open-source two step solution to build a grassroots micro‐solar industry in a country by creating a livelihood program that trains women from low‐income populations to assemble locally sourced, sustainable, and affordable solar products.

Sugarcane waste biomass torrefaction

APPLICANT: NFR BIOENERGY LLCCOUNTRY: USA

Sugarcane waste is usually left behind in the fields and burned, creating a huge negative environmental impact. This project converts the biomass into torrefied energy pellets, replacing the use of coal or wood.